Swooping and Canopy Control

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1. Opinions on body armour  

   By BBKid, April 20, 2003
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   • BBKid
   • April 26, 2003

2. Looking for a fullface  

   By AggieDave, May 21, 2008
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   • AggieDave
   • May 24, 2008

3. Mountain flying in norway  

   By Mathyaz, December 9, 2006
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   • audwiz
   • February 22, 2007

4. crossfire 1 vs 2 turning rate?  

   By airborne82nd, December 12, 2006
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   • AggieDave
   • December 12, 2006

5. 2007 USPA Nationals - Canopy Piloting - who is going?  

   By frost, August 2, 2007
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   • IMGR2
   • September 12, 2007

6. I just saw the sickest trick...  

   By freeflydrew, May 30, 2006
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   • ReyNier
   • June 13, 2006

7. A Better Canopy Wing Loading Calculator  

   By darklow, May 25, 2014
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   • darklow
   • February 7, 2017

8. Swooping is Not a Crime  

   By BrianSGermain, August 7, 2007
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   • Bolas
   • August 16, 2007

9. Hansie wins Speed event in Colorado? Rumor?  

   By SkymonkeyONE, June 9, 2006
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • June 14, 2006

10. Swooping input...  

    By GeeeeeeFly, December 1, 2003
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    • GeeeeeeFly
    • December 5, 2003

11. when is a pond swoop a pond swoop?  

    By skyedivr, October 7, 2002
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    • skygod7777
    • October 7, 2002

12. How are you stowing your HMA lines(size and type of bands)  

    By fff3, September 7, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 16, 2007

13. Riser pressure in wind  

    By SkydiveNFlorida, November 18, 2004
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • November 23, 2004

14. Std Velo relining with comp Velo line set?  

    By stayhigh, December 2, 2011
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    • jjudd
    • April 29, 2012

15. General Hook turn Alititude?  

    By scdiver89, February 11, 2010
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    • Mikko
    • February 28, 2010

16. Tips on Spectre landings?  

    By timbarrett, December 28, 2005
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    • garywainwright
    • January 5, 2006

17. Removable chest strap - do you use this option?  

    By dima39, April 9, 2010
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    • frost
    • January 13, 2011

18. Sabre 3  

    By Greekos, July 1, 2020
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    • cbassmnm
    • May 15, 2022

19. dragging a foot on swoop - dangers????  

    By Unutsch, December 6, 2002
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    • grega
    • December 12, 2002

20. Ghostrider videos?  

    By addicted, July 20, 2004
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    • goose491
    • July 27, 2004

21. RDS QUESTION  

    By SHARKY, February 6, 2004
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    • prost
    • February 10, 2004

22. cost of USPA Nationals  

    By raymod2, June 18, 2012
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    • DocPop
    • June 23, 2012

23. new distance rules  

    By raymod2, June 19, 2012
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    • vision
    • June 1, 2014

24. for those with xbraced canopies  

    By superstu, February 13, 2004
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    • kaerock
    • February 16, 2004

25. Diablo pilots  

    By wlie, April 8, 2002
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    • rhino
    • April 16, 2002

26. riser lenght  

    By exwhuffo, August 14, 2003
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    • freeflycracker
    • August 15, 2003

27. CPC practice jumps at Lake Wales  

    By keithm, February 4, 2008
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    • Brains
    • February 8, 2008

28. HMA and RDS on non crossbraced canopies.  

    By dsbbreck, March 3, 2006
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    • Feather
    • March 4, 2006

29. Samurai Vs. Katana  

    By BrianSGermain, February 20, 2004
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    • tonyhays
    • October 31, 2004

30. first x-braced  

    By freeflydemon, April 20, 2007
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    • scottnz
    • April 30, 2007

31. 40 sq/ft Cobalt & Wingsuit docking  

    By NewClearSports, August 3, 2005
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    • 980
    • January 26, 2006

32. Viper  

    By jambrich, April 27, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 8, 2007

33. Toggle Turns & Front Risers  

    By StearmanR985, March 1, 2004
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    • emallin
    • March 16, 2004

34. Katana 97 W/L 1.9 for swooping  

    By fink, February 28, 2017
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    • tynmdy
    • October 14, 2020

35. Sabre 2  

    By freebird, May 11, 2002
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    • freebird
    • May 15, 2002

36. slowing down before touching down any ideas  

    By bendover, February 27, 2005
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    • flycurt
    • March 10, 2005

37. centerfold parachutist  

    By pedro3, March 30, 2009
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    • adamT
    • April 8, 2009

38. Swoop speeds/AAD  

    By EFS4LIFE, February 24, 2013
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    • ianmdrennan
    • March 5, 2013

39. first crossbraced canopy  

    By rjklein4470, September 15, 2017
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    • berchtoldaj
    • November 13, 2017

40. Terminal Petra opening video  

    By westcoastSD, March 30, 2013
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    • Sakeryzf
    • April 16, 2013

41. Removable slider  

    By yardhippie, April 10, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 14, 2006

42. DZ's that have restrictions on swooping  

    By Sonicfreefly, June 1, 2007
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    • Allballs
    • June 12, 2007

43. info about Dubai  

    By flytrybe, January 4, 2011
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    • raymod2
    • January 19, 2011

44. Sabre 2 170 Observations & Advice Please  

    By StearmanR985, April 5, 2004
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    • DanG
    • April 26, 2004

45. Recovery Arch - Toggles Vs. Risers  

    By goose491, September 23, 2004
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    • skyhighkiy
    • September 27, 2004

46. Gate sensor  

    By ORANGENBLUE, June 25, 2007
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    • raymod2
    • July 20, 2007

47. Skydive just to swoop. You too?  

    By LawnDart21, April 23, 2004
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    • Unutsch
    • April 26, 2004

48. Tail flutter during high speed dive  

    By stayhigh, April 11, 2011
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    • skyshimas
    • April 28, 2011

49. All sail JVX  

    By Jiggs, August 14, 2009
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    • frost
    • December 13, 2010

50. Atrocious decision to swoop in a "speedglider"  

    By dorbie, May 26, 2011
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    • Calvin19
    • May 30, 2011

51. How Many Do You Stand Up?  

    By flyhi, June 18, 2008
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    • crashtested
    • July 26, 2008

52. Wing Load too high?  

    By leftfoot, July 2, 2008
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    • rmarshall234
    • August 12, 2008

53. PD Factory team at Sebastian  

    By Kimsdu, December 21, 2006
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    • Allballs
    • January 8, 2007

54. Speed Flying  

    By georgechurchill, January 1, 2007
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    • sysop
    • January 10, 2007

55. Eloy Christmas  

    By fedykin, August 29, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • September 26, 2007

56. Packing tips  

    By blu, November 27, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • December 3, 2003

57. Your First Swoop...  

    By Widgeon, November 4, 2004
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    • AggieDave
    • November 7, 2004

58. COW SWOOPING!  

    By thrillseek, January 28, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • January 30, 2002

59. jumping 155 what next  

    By WayneRATS, December 7, 2003
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    • Airborne03
    • December 13, 2003

60. Lost confidence  

    By CanuckInUSA, May 27, 2005
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    • Skyolker
    • October 26, 2005

61. "Out of the Blue" has launched...  

    By proswoopingtour, June 14, 2003
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    • kansasskydiver
    • September 16, 2003

62. HP Canopy camp Lake Wales, FL  

    By webracer, December 6, 2005
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    • skyedivr
    • January 3, 2006

63. What do you think about canopies not publicly available being allowed in competition?  

    By LoudDan, December 11, 2011
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    • hparrish
    • December 16, 2011

64. What can i expect  

    By Squeak, October 24, 2007
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    • ORANGENBLUE
    • October 29, 2007

65. Physics question  

    By gainer, April 6, 2010
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    • Martini
    • April 8, 2010

66. "In-Between" canopy size?????  

    By nicolesheridan, November 26, 2007
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • November 30, 2007

67. Any info on the XF15?  

    By Rory81, November 4, 2008
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    • tamagotchi
    • May 17, 2009

68. Stiletto vs Crossfire: swooping and turns  

    By acid, December 15, 2002
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    • Zlew
    • January 17, 2003

69. Shouldn't my canopy stall?  

    By dtthorne, January 26, 2005
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    • Winznut
    • January 31, 2005

70. Airlocked/Crossbraced Works! Check it out!  

    By rapper4mpi, April 8, 2002
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    • n2skdvn
    • April 28, 2002

71. movies swoop texel and vx39  

    By willemsen, August 13, 2004
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    • LoudDan
    • August 17, 2004

72. Why is Toggle hooking considered the devil??  

    By Viking, April 22, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 24, 2002

73. My swoop: Please critique  

    By AggieDave, August 24, 2004
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    • Pablito
    • August 29, 2004

74. Cross wind landing on reserve  

    By alexafox, November 12, 2012
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    • Guinness_fr
    • November 14, 2012

75. Setup for 450  

    By selwynj, September 4, 2006
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • September 6, 2006

76. learning steps on a stiletto  

    By 2ndgensteinke, March 10, 2008
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    • meteor
    • March 20, 2008

77. night pondswoop competition z-hills mar 19  

    By kazsheekey, February 25, 2005
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    • ivanrockon
    • March 21, 2005

78. icarus99 for basejump  

    By pastel, August 31, 2004
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    • chachi
    • September 13, 2004

79. CPAFL #3 Sebastian  

    By bbl, March 18, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • April 18, 2008

80. Florida Sanctioned Summer Swoop Series  

    By JT-Mirage, March 22, 2004
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    • JT-Mirage
    • March 31, 2004

81. Xaos 27 collapse??  

    By Newman2278, March 1, 2013
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    • Sakeryzf
    • March 11, 2013

82. xaos pack volume  

    By brendakt, May 25, 2007
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    • chris74
    • October 11, 2007

83. slider stashers  

    By MrHixxx, June 7, 2002
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    • Tonto
    • June 11, 2002

84. Soooo...I swooped...and now???  

    By kc10boom, October 3, 2006
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    • Chapsta
    • October 9, 2006

85. Sabre 2  

    By freebird, June 22, 2002
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    • Jimbo
    • July 2, 2002

86. Options for improving plane out altitude  

    By DocPop, May 15, 2009
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    • Mikko
    • May 20, 2009

87. learning to swoop  

    By LilZilla, April 5, 2005
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    • djd
    • April 8, 2005

88. Flutter  

    By polarbear, July 8, 2002
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    • roq
    • August 4, 2002

89. How does one slam in to a tree?  

    By skyhighkiy, September 27, 2004
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    • meatbomb
    • September 30, 2004

90. European Swoop Events 2007  

    By ParaShoot, November 12, 2006
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    • jannu
    • August 14, 2007

91. New front riser loops design from UPT  

    By Sergey-san, June 27, 2007
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    • okalb
    • April 5, 2008

92. Finally: we have our own swooppond  

    By Sabre1Lucke, May 11, 2006
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    • Fast
    • June 23, 2006

93. Flight Controls  

    By NewClearSports, November 20, 2006
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    • LearningTOfly
    • December 3, 2006

94. experts? which swoop canopy is the most docile?  

    By airborne82nd, May 14, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • May 16, 2006

95. Stiletto question  

    By mpd510, December 12, 2013
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    • Jvx
    • December 26, 2013

96. Swooping a Pilot + Downsizing  

    By MagicGuy, July 12, 2007
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 20, 2007

97. Sling shot effect, myth or reality?  

    By jdfreefly, May 4, 2005
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    • diveout
    • May 6, 2005

98. Visual vs. Digital Altimeter - Swoop entry  

    By efex, May 8, 2005
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    • efex
    • May 9, 2005

99. 460ft swoop video!  

    By vt1977, May 18, 2004
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    • UKFSChick
    • May 22, 2004

100. NEOS openings  

     By Cameraflyer72, August 2, 2011
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     • Seniu
     • June 5, 2012